Key Information

Photographer

Lt Col R. S. Kennedy?

Collection

Sir Charles Bell

Date of Photo

5th September 1921

Region

Phenpo Valley Region > Yatsa

Accession number

1998.285.546.2

Image Dimensions

81 x 81 mm

Villagers from Yatsa village, near Lhundrub Dzong, seeking blessing for good crops. The villagers are forming a line, and one man to the far end holds a flagstaff. The man next to him is carrying a musical instrument over his shoulder. Mountain range in the background.

Further Information

Activity

Ritual Activity

Photographic Process

Lantern Slide

Date Acquired

Donated in 1983

Donated by

St. Antony’s College, Oxford

Expedition

Sir Charles Bell's Mission to Lhasa 1920-21

Photo also owned by

The Royal Central Asiatic Society

Revised Photographer

Lt Col R. S. Kennedy?

Previous Catologue Number

P.395

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

BL.P.395

Related Collections

British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Villagers seeking a blessing for good crops" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.285.546.2.html>.

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Villagers seeking a blessing for good crops